Tony Diver
A US missile interception system was used in Israel on Friday for the first time since the Oct 7 attack.
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, known as THAAD, was deployed to intercept a projectile from Yemen on Friday morning, sources told the Reuters news agency.
Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport, with Houthi media claiming that at least six people were killed.
Houthis have repeatedly fired drones and missiles towards Israel in what they describe as acts of solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
One such strike prompted the deployment of the THAAD battery on Friday, which was operated by US troops in Israel.
Joe Biden’s decision to station the THAAD in Israel in late October came in response to an Iranian strike on Oct 1.
The decision marked a significant escalation of US support for Israel, and the first deployment of standing US troops on the ground since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began a year earlier.
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